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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Official Logo Release | Meadows Mile Professional Centre

The official Meadows Mile Professional Centre logo is complete! We worked with Jeff Weidenhamer from Digital Avatar graphic design solutions to create a logo that would communicate the function of the building as well as the architecture.


Here it is! In our previous blog post we put a lot of emphasis on highlighting the mast and cable detailing. You'll see that Jeff took this to heart, and incorporated the cable element in both the shape of the "M"s as well as the graphic's details on the right-hand side. He also payed homage to the cross-beam details of the building. Notice how closely the logo represent the Southwest elevation rendering.


Southwest Elevation
The close resemblance was exactly what we wanted. We hope that people will recognize the building from the logo and vice versa. As per the function, the logo provides the "professional" element in the clean, bold, lines and attention to detail. There are no frivolous elements or airy qualities -- The logo is solid, grounded and deliberate.


We're very pleased with Jeff's work, and will be finalizing building renderings which include the logo in the days to come. Next, we'll be working with A1 Signs to create a sign to place onsite 85th Ave & Blackfoot Trail SE.

Mikaela Cochrane
CCO for Cochrane Developments Corporation

Thursday, November 20, 2014

Logo in the Works | Meadows Mile Professional Centre

Now that we have an idea what our Professional Building is going to look like, we're getting a head start on branding! We've recruited the talents of Digital Avatar graphic design solutions to help us in this endeavor, and Jeff Weidenhamer has been a great asset to the team. Jeff also designed our CDC Group logo:




We want the Meadows Mile Professional Centre logo to represent what this development is going to function as: A multipurpose professional centre -- both Medical and Business -- adjacent to Deerfoot Meadows. We also want the logo to communicate the appearance of the building: The building will have contemporary architecture and will be located on a high profile site, with stunning vistas, and visual exposure to all elevations from great distances.


Pictured here we have a simplified rendering of the South Elevation. A part of Andrew Martschenko's design that is so unique is this mast and cable detailing he's incorporated throughout. The mast and cable element will be an identifier of the Meadows Mile Professional Centre. 



Here we have the North Elevation. See that all elevations maintain the mast and cable detailing. We hope to pay homage to this architectural detail in our logo design

What will the logo look like? We have seen some preliminary designs, but the final design is still a mystery. We hope to be unveiling the official logo next week.



Mikaela Cochrane
CCO for Cochrane Developents Corporation

Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Additional Renderings Release | Meadows Mile Professional Centre


We're getting closer to a final rendering!

Andrew Martschenko, our designer, has been hard at work getting these new colour renderings to us. We can now share a few of them with you; a "teaser", if you will.

The first photo shows the initial floor plan of the first floor. The second photo shows the West facing entrance. The third, the Northeast corner of the building.


Now that we have colour renderings, we can share a few of our material ideas. We've chosen brick as our primary material: A throwback to the brick buildings of the early 1900's (Think the Old Y.W.C.A [1909] or the North-West Travellers Building [1912]). Also, notice the black metal beam detailing. This gives it the industrial, contemporary edge. The high volume of glass will bring in tons of natural light on all floors, as well as reveal spectacular 
views of the surrounding vistas. 

Our architect, David Lachapelle, will be working with these design renderings over the next few days to pull together a set of development permit drawings. Soon, we'll have all the information we need to move forward with building permits!





Mikaela Cochrane
CCO for Cochrane Developments Corporation



Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Preliminary Renderings Release | Meadows Mile Professional Centre

We're excited to unveil our preliminary architectural renderings of the Meadows Mile Professional Centre with you today. The Professional Centre is a commercial property that will host Medical and Business Professionals. Here are the sketches of the development that we can share with you at this time:

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Preliminary Renderings of the Meadows Mile Professional Centre
This week we've invited Andrew Martschenko from Toronto to join our team as Architectural Designer. David Lachapelle (DLA Architecture) and Jaydean Boldt (Focus Equities) have been hard at work these past weeks, collaborating with our team to draw up renderings of the upcoming Professional Centre. Andrew joined us Monday and is throwing some stunning design inspiration into the mix. 



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Above we have the West Facing Elevation rendering, including the main entrance with a cantilevered canopy and rooftop pillar detailing. To the right we have the South Facing Elevation. These designs marry the vertical composition of the historical sandstone buildings you can find in Calgary's downtown core, with warehouse-inspired glazing and modern steel detailing. 

The CDC Team is thrilled with Andrew's work, and we look forward to sharing further developments on the project as they come in the next weeks. 

The development will be located at 85th ave SE and Blackfoot trail, across from Deerfoot Meadows. We invite to email any questions or feedback you may have on this upcoming development to info@cdccalgary.com. Please also feel free to visit our website to learn more about Cochrane Developments Corporation.


Mikaela Cochrane
CCO for Cochrane Developments Corporation